This year, for the first time ever, Chanukah parties were arranged in Moscow hospitals for children with various diagnoses. There is no doubt that the Chanukah joy brought to them by the community cheered them up, helping them in this difficult period in their young lives ■ more

Mivtza Chanuka 5777 Thousands Brave Frost in Moscow

Photograph: באדיבות המצלם

Thousands of Muscovite Yidden braved sub-zero temperatures in Red Square to participate in the annual lighting of the first Chanukah licht. Head Shliach and Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar lit the first candle ■ to the video and photos

Yud Tes Kislev 5777 Yekaterinburg: Fiery Farbrengen Warms Yidden

Photograph: Shturem

Hundreds of Yiddden, residents of Yekaterinburg, the capital of the Sverdlovsk Region, braved the sub zero (-37 C) temperatures to celebrate the Alter Rebbe's Chag HaGeula ■ Rabbi Yonoson Feldman from Moscow farbrenged with the participants ■ more

Baku, Azerbaijan Ohr Avner Chabad Hosts PM Netanyahu

Photograph: Chaim Tzach/ La'Am

The Chabad Ohr Avner Jewish educational center in Baku, Azerbaijan, hosted PM Benyamin Netanyahu and wife Sara today ■ He was welcomed by Shliach Rabbi Schneur Segal and the students of Ohr Avner School ■ "Honored members of the community and from Chabad, I am pleased to be here. My wife and I are very happy to be here for two reasons: One, we love Azerbaijan and two, we love Chabad ■ more

Kiddush Hashem Jewish Museum Awarded UNESCO Prize

The Tolerance Center at the Moscow Jewish Museum has been awarded the Madanjit Singh Prize for the promotion of tolerance and non-violence. The award ceremony was held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris ■ The award, which aims to spread the ideals of peace and non-violence, was presented by the head of UNESCO, Irina Bokova to Rabbi Alexander Boroda ■ more

76 Years Later Nazi's Daughter Visits Grave of Father's Victims

Dnepropetrovsk’s Chief Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki and his wife Chana received a delegation from Germany that came to pay tribute to the victims of the Holocaust killed at the Igren Hospital during WWII ■ This is where, 76 years ago, Dov Ber Schneerson, the brother of the Rebbe, was murdered at age 38 ■ more

Now in Russian! Moscow Celebrates Mishnayos Translation

Photograph: Levi Nazarov

This week Russian Jewry merited to celebrate an important milestone. The entire six tractates of Mishna have been translated into Russian along with many different commentaries and explanations, which will make it easier to learn for Russian speaking Jews all over the world ■ The siyum was said by a student of the Mesivta who had a bris just two years ago, with Mr. Rohr as his sandek ■more

Moscow's Third Pillar Unique Tzedaka Museum Dedicated

Photograph: Levi Nazarov

At a simple, yet impressive affair on Motzoei Shabbos Parshas Noach, a new, one-of-a-kind Tzedaka Museum and Visitor’s Center was dedicated. Its goal is to educate people about the importance of the third pillar on which the world stands ■ more

Sadhora, Ukraine The Shliach and the Admur

Photograph: Shturem

Shliach Rabbi Shlomo Wilhelm of Western Ukraine, dances with Rabbi Yisroel Moshe Friedman of Sadigura and philanthropist R' Rohr, at the dedication of the new kloiz of the holy Ruzhiner Rebbe in Sadigura (Sadhora) Ukraine ■ more

The sixth and final volume of Ein Yaakov, which has been translated for the first time ever into the Russian language along with all its commentaries, is hot off the press. This project was initiated by Head Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Russia, Berel Lazar, with the generous help of the Rohr family ■ more

It's Official! Dneper Street Named in Honor of The Rebbe

“It was Ukrainians within our city who initiated the project of renaming this street for the Rebbe,” says Kaminezki by phone. “They are renaming places after their national heroes, and they felt that the Rebbe, who grew up here, is one of their heroes as well ■ “Every time you come to school named after the Rebbe’s father and located on the Rebbe’s street, you have to keep it in mind. “You have to learn in a way that brings nachas to the Rebbe ■ more

Yiddishkeit in Moscow continues to grow with three new Shuls opening just in time for the High Holy Days. Three beautiful and mehudardik Sifrei Torah were dedicated in these Shuls as well.These new Shuls join the 30 active Chabad Houses throughout the capital city of Moscow, which were initiated and developed by the Head Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berl Lazar■ more

Erev Yom Kippur 5777 Photo Gallery: Kaporos & Lekach in Moscow

Photograph: Natan Lazavnikov

Large groups of Muscovite Yidden performed the minhog Kaporos during the night and early morning of Erev Yom Kippur. The team of shochtim and mashgichim under the Cheif Rabbinate presided over the shechita of the chickens. Later in the day the community members, including 400 students of the institutions, received the traditional "lekach ■ more

Tishrei 5777 Moscow Jewry Celebrates Rosh Hashana

Photograph: Levi Nazarov

Masses of Yidden crowded into the the "Marina Roscha Shul" during the two days of Rosh Hashana, with additional minyonim held in the mosdos buildings nearby, for the Jewish communities of Bukharian, Caucasian, Israeli, young people and more ■ more

Slichos Hakhel, 5776 Slichos in Moscow iz nit Andersh

Photograph: Levi Nazarov

The Jewish community of Moscow gathered last night to participate in the traditional pre-Slichos at the Marina Roscha Shul. At midnight they "shockeled to Slichos" as is the age-old Lubavitcher custom. Rabbi Zalman Shimon Deren, Mazkir of the Chief Rabbinate, led the Slichos ■ more

Mazel Tov! Dnipropetrovsk Celebrates with Head Shliach

Mazel Tov! This Tuesday the Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, rejoiced with the Kaminietzy family who celebrated the Bar Mitzvah of their son HaTomim Menachem Mendel ■ more